Car·den am·pu·ta·tion

(kar'dĕn),

transcondylar amputation of the thigh, the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

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Car·den am·pu·ta·tion

(kahr'dĕn amp'yū-tā'shŭn)

Transcondylar amputation of the leg; the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

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Carden,

Henry D., English surgeon, d. 1872.

Carden amputation - transcondylar amputation of the leg in which the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface.

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